Fixing Full Stops: a glimmer of hope

In this guest blog, Danielle Hassell (teacher at Holyrood Catholic Primary School) reflects on the impact of Fixing Full Stops, CPD offered by Herts...

Naughty Neil Gaiman! (and why we should use his texts in KS2)

Describe the content of the blog in one short sentence to display in site searches. Texts that confound and disconcert can have great benefits for KS2...

Spelling SOS KS2 Project summary autumn

This blog explores the outcome of our autumn Spelling SOS KS2 Project.

Can you recommend a good book about the Romans?

Penny Slater explores the thorny issue of book recommendations and the desire to make links to the wider curriculum.

Love that Book: The Secret of Black Rock - a whole school study

In this blog, Martin Galway shares how a whole school book study supported collaborative, systematic CPD, subject knowledge development, a sense of...

Love That Book KS1: Last Stop on Market Street

In this blog, Kathy Roe takes Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena and illustrated by Christian Robinson as inspiration, and provides some...

Love That Book: 15 Things not to do with a puppy (& a few things you can do with your class)

Jane Andrews provides writing inspiration for Year 2 based on one very entertaining book.

Getting more mileage out of the Y5/6 spelling list

In this blog, Penny Slater explains how an understanding of morphology might help you to see the words from the Y5/6 list in a whole new light.

Love That Book: War on Plastic

A very topical Love That Book blog looking at an issue close to many pupils’ hearts.

KS1 Love That Book: Come to Tea on Planet Zum-Zee!

Sabrina Wright explores the joys of an alien tea party in our latest Love That Book blog.